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robert kennedy. mrs. kennedy, who was 40 years old, now has four daughters and severinsens. both mother and daughter are in excellent condition. senator edward kennedy and mrs. kennedy stayed with mrs. kennedy in the delivery and recover roms. >> i want to say how happy we are today. i told ethyl i think joan and i are going to take this baby home. we think ethyl has enough of them. ♪ >> keep it moving! >> i say to you, we will restore the strength of america. sock it to 'em! sock it to 'em! >> richard milhous nixon will be the next president of the united states. >> we have a new president. he has shown that he's an extremely hard and industrious worker. this morning he indicated that he wasn't going to use the oval room. paper, and she called me up, and said teddy, i see where the president isn't going to use the oval room. she said is, i think someone ought to use it. we're looking into that. >> in 1969, we had a republican president. and it seemed important that we begin to have a loyal opposit
robert kennedy. mrs. kennedy, who was 40 years old, now has four daughters and severinsens. both mother and daughter are in excellent condition. senator edward kennedy and mrs. kennedy stayed with mrs. kennedy in the delivery and recover roms. >> i want to say how happy we are today. i told ethyl i think joan and i are going to take this baby home. we think ethyl has enough of them. ♪ >> keep it moving! >> i say to you, we will restore the strength of america. sock it to...
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robert kennedy, on the hillside, on the same hillside where both robert kennedy and president kennedy are buried. perhaps the most famous hillside in washington. this is a place where, as you can see, the eternal flame at president kennedy's grave site that attracts thousands of visitors every year. people from all over the worldcom here. on saturday, this funeral, of course, will be under very secure circumstances. it is interesting that they picked a saturday. arlington right now sadly is a very busy place. they hold about 30 funerals a day, not just for those fallen in iraq and afghanistan but many of the world war ii and korean generation are dying off. they don't really want to. they had already planned to commit to all the funerals, no matter what day senator kennedy's funeral was. by making it on a weekend, it does make it a bit easier. this will be a congressional funeral, military hon horsors rendered at the grave site. there may be military pallbearers, a gun salute and a boogler. senator kennedy was in the army from 1951 to 1953. he served overseas in europe. he is a vetera
robert kennedy, on the hillside, on the same hillside where both robert kennedy and president kennedy are buried. perhaps the most famous hillside in washington. this is a place where, as you can see, the eternal flame at president kennedy's grave site that attracts thousands of visitors every year. people from all over the worldcom here. on saturday, this funeral, of course, will be under very secure circumstances. it is interesting that they picked a saturday. arlington right now sadly is a...
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, robert kennedy's widow and a fabulous woman in her own right. one of the greatest people alive. and my wife and i, we have three kids, so we came up and spent the fourth of july weekend there at the house, and david gergen had said something very smart earlier, like he usually does. he said that it's really a neighborhood feel there. the term "compound" was really developed as a way after the assassination of robert kennedy to have some sense of privacy and also to, frankly, keep kooks away. but the kennedys' homes there are really like salons, and throughout the summer people just come from the world of arts or commerce, politics, and it's a free form about america and how to make it better. and one -- the central observation i had, because i was spending a lot of time with kerry kennedy, and, you know, katharine towne send from maryland, and we would talk issues. but when everybody was waiting for ted kennedy to arrive. this is the kennedy family waiting for him to come, as if he was the tribal chieftain, and when he finally arrived there for
, robert kennedy's widow and a fabulous woman in her own right. one of the greatest people alive. and my wife and i, we have three kids, so we came up and spent the fourth of july weekend there at the house, and david gergen had said something very smart earlier, like he usually does. he said that it's really a neighborhood feel there. the term "compound" was really developed as a way after the assassination of robert kennedy to have some sense of privacy and also to, frankly, keep...
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then bobby kennedy is gunned down and ted kennedy in many ways, it was really continuing robert kennedy's odyssey. and he did it in an awkward way. he didn't have some of the grit, at first, that bobby kennedy had had. willness to be mean spirited. bobby kennedy would go after the bad guys. ted kennedy was about redemption, reconciliation, and reaching across the aisle. but over a period of time, kennedy's, just, tenacity, and his ability to survive the political cycles was remarkable. and i think once he lost in 1980 and realized that his presidential aspirations were over and found a new role for himself, the one guy that was willing to say, i'm a liberal. bill clinton was saying i'm a new democrat and others were kind of abandoning the new deal and the great society and the new frontier, but not ted kennedy. and at that point, he became a folk hero on the left and he widened what was the robert kennedy coalition of '68, and to the point today, he is literally beloved by the disenfranchised of america. >> john king, it can't be understated, or overstated, i should say, the effect that h
then bobby kennedy is gunned down and ted kennedy in many ways, it was really continuing robert kennedy's odyssey. and he did it in an awkward way. he didn't have some of the grit, at first, that bobby kennedy had had. willness to be mean spirited. bobby kennedy would go after the bad guys. ted kennedy was about redemption, reconciliation, and reaching across the aisle. but over a period of time, kennedy's, just, tenacity, and his ability to survive the political cycles was remarkable. and i...
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from senator robert kennedy's final resting place will be senator edward kennedy. a couple of weeks ago arlington and army officials met with members of senator kennedy's staff. they outlined the area at arlington that they had identified. they certainly showed it to them. they went through all of it and presented this plan to them. that plan was taken to the kennedy family, and, of course, we know now this was at a time when senator kennedy's health was failing, but it was presented to the kennedy family. and now all of this essentially accepted. he will be buried at arlington, and he will be just a few feet from his brothers, wolf? >> off the top of your head, do you know, barbara, the requirements that are necessary to allow someone to be buried at arlington cemetery? >> well, wolf, senator kennedy would have been eligible, we are told, for burial at arlington on the basis of two criteria that will be apparent to people. one, of course, he passed away as a serving member of the united states congress. also, what people may not recall is as a young man, senator k
from senator robert kennedy's final resting place will be senator edward kennedy. a couple of weeks ago arlington and army officials met with members of senator kennedy's staff. they outlined the area at arlington that they had identified. they certainly showed it to them. they went through all of it and presented this plan to them. that plan was taken to the kennedy family, and, of course, we know now this was at a time when senator kennedy's health was failing, but it was presented to the...
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joe kennedy smiling, he is the son of robert f. kennedy. vicky reggie kennedy for the last 17 years, senator kennedy's wife and a woman credited with the senator once used the term saving him. it is a remarkable scene, a beautiful day outside. people waited so patiently. wolf, as this unfolds, the state is saying good-bye to a man who served in the senate for 47 years. it has been more than a half century since the state of massachusetts has not had a senator kennedy. a remarkable tribute and a passing and a changing of the guard here in massachusetts. >> david gergen, you live in cambridge, massachusetts, you teach at harvard. this library has been so special to the kennedy family. it is only appropriate that the body lie in repose at the jfk library? >> absolutely. the kennedy library is one of the foremost attractions in boston and has been since it was built. the director has revived it as an intellectual center. the kennedy family, ted and caroline in particular, have taken a strong interest in the library as well as the kennedy school
joe kennedy smiling, he is the son of robert f. kennedy. vicky reggie kennedy for the last 17 years, senator kennedy's wife and a woman credited with the senator once used the term saving him. it is a remarkable scene, a beautiful day outside. people waited so patiently. wolf, as this unfolds, the state is saying good-bye to a man who served in the senate for 47 years. it has been more than a half century since the state of massachusetts has not had a senator kennedy. a remarkable tribute and a...
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. >> and behind us right now in line, caroline kennedy and her family, robert f. kennedy jr., membersst kennedy family here to greet those who have come to pay respects to ted kennedy. >> senator kennedy to be buried at arlington national cemetery on saturday. that morning his funeral including an obituary from president obama. tomorrow, kennedy will lie in repose at 7:00 p.m. a memorial service, joe biden and senator john mccain among the speakers. join me, wolf blitzer, john king for live coverage. that will happen right here on cnn. >>> kennedy coverage, wherever you turn today, lots of pomp, boldfaced names. but still the most poin yent reflections coming from average americans telling how the legendary senator touched their lives with small acts of kindness. >> gloria gomez holds something dear to her, a letter senator edward kennedy wrote her weeks before his death. >> july 31st. i received it on august 7. >> the letter was a response after she wrote kennedy, thanking him for an act of kindness about his family decades ago. abc news reporter john carl was dr
. >> and behind us right now in line, caroline kennedy and her family, robert f. kennedy jr., membersst kennedy family here to greet those who have come to pay respects to ted kennedy. >> senator kennedy to be buried at arlington national cemetery on saturday. that morning his funeral including an obituary from president obama. tomorrow, kennedy will lie in repose at 7:00 p.m. a memorial service, joe biden and senator john mccain among the speakers. join me, wolf blitzer, john king...
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i'm sorry, it's all i got left. >> robert kennedy jr. said his uncle was like a surrogate father to him. >>> in two hours at 8:00's tueae public will be able to pay their respects to senator kennedy. then at 10:00, there will be a memorial service at the library. you can see the events at cnn and cnn.com. >>> we're following the developments of a terrible and remarkable story of a girl kidnapped at the age of 11, now found 18 years later. authorities in california now saying jacee dugard, 29 years old, was held by a convicted sex offender and his wife in a back yard compound. they say phillip garrido had two daughters with her. this picture in to cnn show garrido and his wife, nancy, taken to jail after the police booking on thursday. the disturbing details of her captivity are now coming to light. randi kaye has more for you. >> reporter: good morning, john, and carol. until now, jacee dugard hasn't been seen since june, 1991. she was grabbed as she walked to her bus stop in south lake tahoe, california. her stepfather, on the driveway,
i'm sorry, it's all i got left. >> robert kennedy jr. said his uncle was like a surrogate father to him. >>> in two hours at 8:00's tueae public will be able to pay their respects to senator kennedy. then at 10:00, there will be a memorial service at the library. you can see the events at cnn and cnn.com. >>> we're following the developments of a terrible and remarkable story of a girl kidnapped at the age of 11, now found 18 years later. authorities in california now...
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the death of his brother in world war ii, assassinations of john kennedy then robert kennedy. family triumphs, weddings and birthday celebrations. pictures of the young brothers playing football. the young jack, bobby, and teddy. and this is the kennedy we did see get old for the past 41 years since his brother, bobby, was gunned down. he was the tormg bearer of that family. in that role, he has a remarkable record of legislative achievement that even his most conservative colleagues pay a tribute too. so as he passes today, people will look back on his record, the voting rights acts of the '60s, medicare legislation of the '60s. the change to add the prescription drug benefits under the bush administration. bipartisan compromise became the trademark of a man who is a principled liberal. that's the legacy in washington as we await the details from the kennedy family, i can tell you this -- we know in the final months his wife, vicki, laid out a detailed plan for how she wants him to be remembered and puts him to rest. the family will get those plans today, john and kiran. if a
the death of his brother in world war ii, assassinations of john kennedy then robert kennedy. family triumphs, weddings and birthday celebrations. pictures of the young brothers playing football. the young jack, bobby, and teddy. and this is the kennedy we did see get old for the past 41 years since his brother, bobby, was gunned down. he was the tormg bearer of that family. in that role, he has a remarkable record of legislative achievement that even his most conservative colleagues pay a...
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kennedy, who in his own right almost won the presidency in '68 if he hadn't have been assassinated in los angeles. and so he ended up having to work a little harder. and he did it because of his big-heartedness. people liked him. he had sympathy for people that were in plight or in -- disadvantaged. and it came through in his entire career. i think this has been a fitting last 48 hours, where people are starting to talk about ted kennedy as one of the real champions of human rights and social justice -- >> yeah. >> -- civil rights. rights for the disabled. and the fact that he's ending his life with two bits of major drama. one is the dignity in which he's handled cancer week by week and has shown us such courage in death, and the second is that the issue that's meant the most to him is health care reform. universal health care. and we see that as being the big issue of the moment, and this fall, we're still going to be talking about ted kennedy, even though he's gone, because there's always a relevance about people getting the proper health care they need. >> yeah. let me -- let me c
kennedy, who in his own right almost won the presidency in '68 if he hadn't have been assassinated in los angeles. and so he ended up having to work a little harder. and he did it because of his big-heartedness. people liked him. he had sympathy for people that were in plight or in -- disadvantaged. and it came through in his entire career. i think this has been a fitting last 48 hours, where people are starting to talk about ted kennedy as one of the real champions of human rights and social...
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president kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy. >>> a school bus hijacked. terrified students jumped into action to save each other as their bus goes out of control and crashes. g to college, so she needs one. - can you help me? - ( shouting ) - yes, you. - our line of next class laptops are perfect for college, and they start at just $650. are those good? 'cause i don't want to get her something - that she thinks is totally lame. - no, they're awesome. and they come with pre-loaded software so she won't have to do a thing. - great. she's good at that. - ( blue shirts laugh ) laptops designed for college and thousands of people eager to help. best buy. buyer be happy. >>> let's get you to wall street now. the dow is riding an eight-session winning streak. i can't even say it it's been so long we've seen this. and there could be positive momentum for the final trading day of the week. susan lisovicz with a preview of the day ahead. and a less tangled pun, hopefully. hey there, susan. >> good morning, heidi. and the opening bell rings on the final trading day
president kennedy and senator robert f. kennedy. >>> a school bus hijacked. terrified students jumped into action to save each other as their bus goes out of control and crashes. g to college, so she needs one. - can you help me? - ( shouting ) - yes, you. - our line of next class laptops are perfect for college, and they start at just $650. are those good? 'cause i don't want to get her something - that she thinks is totally lame. - no, they're awesome. and they come with pre-loaded...
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, robert kennedy, husband of simon shriver died this morning at the age of 88. >> marie shriver's mother and the moerm of arnold schwarzenegger. she's someone who started the special olympics and beloved figure in the kennedy clan. wolf blitzer now takes a look back at her life. >>> the fifth child of justice and rose kennedy was a tireless crusader for the development tally disabled. in 1962 when her older brother, john, was president, shriver wrote an article revealing that one of the kennedy siblings, rosemary, was retarded. she called for a national campaign to bring people like her sister in the main stream of american life. after the assassinations of her brothers job and bobby, eunice shriver's crusade continued. >> in ancient rome, gladiators went to the arena with these words on their lips -- let me win, but if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. >> she founded the special olympics in 1968. the fist games lasted two days attracting 121 athletes from the united states and canada. operating with a high-octane fervor, she helped to develop the special olympics to a year-r
, robert kennedy, husband of simon shriver died this morning at the age of 88. >> marie shriver's mother and the moerm of arnold schwarzenegger. she's someone who started the special olympics and beloved figure in the kennedy clan. wolf blitzer now takes a look back at her life. >>> the fifth child of justice and rose kennedy was a tireless crusader for the development tally disabled. in 1962 when her older brother, john, was president, shriver wrote an article revealing that one...
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seat and they can't count on robert byrd, another elderly senator from the state of west virginia. so what senator kennedy is clearly trying to do here is try to put in motion the possibility that if he does not make it and if his vote is needed, there is an extra democratic needed, that there would be a replacement from massachusetts that could actually be yet another vote for the democrats on health care reform. >> dana bash, thank you very much for that, dana. >>> president obama stumps for health care online and on the air. this afternoon he faces some skeptics. scheduled to give an interview at the white house to a conservative talk radio host, then he turns to the friendlier audience on the internet. the president will take part in an online forum with liberal activists, his political organization. also today, bipartisan negotiations continue among senators, the so-called gang of six on recess with the rest of congress, hold a teleconference to continue their discussions. now, here is one question that looms large in the health care debate. if the white house abandons a gover
seat and they can't count on robert byrd, another elderly senator from the state of west virginia. so what senator kennedy is clearly trying to do here is try to put in motion the possibility that if he does not make it and if his vote is needed, there is an extra democratic needed, that there would be a replacement from massachusetts that could actually be yet another vote for the democrats on health care reform. >> dana bash, thank you very much for that, dana. >>> president...
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. >>> 88-year-old eunice kennedy shriver is in a cape cod hospital. her children are at her side. >>> the improving jobs picture provides an upbeat tone at the white house. president obama says the worst of the recession may be behind us. here is senior white house correspondent ed henry. >> reporter: the upbeat jobs report is little comfort to greg thompson who just feels fortunate the unemployment benefits he corrects in washington, d.c. we are recently extended. >> for me, i'm just glad they did. there's no jobs. i go out every week and i get the same story. >> a couple of miles away at the white house, the president had a much rosier view of the impact of his stimulus plan. >> this morning, we receiving additional signs that the worst may be behind us. >> reporter: while 247,000 more people lost jobs in july, the president noted that is far better than what he inherited. >> we are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we pulled the financial system back from the brink while we rescued our economy from catastrophe. we'v
. >>> 88-year-old eunice kennedy shriver is in a cape cod hospital. her children are at her side. >>> the improving jobs picture provides an upbeat tone at the white house. president obama says the worst of the recession may be behind us. here is senior white house correspondent ed henry. >> reporter: the upbeat jobs report is little comfort to greg thompson who just feels fortunate the unemployment benefits he corrects in washington, d.c. we are recently extended....
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however, there are 2 democrats they can't rely on, ted kennedy, who is ailing, and robert byrd who is elderly and also not reliably there. so, that's why they have to prepare for something that allows them to pass health care potentially route the republican votes because they still don't have the 60 needed to break the filibuster. >> elaine, i want to go to you, because it seems while the democrats are debating, the white house is debating itself with a lot of these things, and i'm not sure where the white house stands on this democratic-only health care reform. >> reporter: look, white house press secretary, robert gibbs, drew, was asked all about this at the gaggle earlier today. he was asked point-blank, you know, have there been strategic discussions about going at this alone, with just democrats. and he said point-blank, no. he said, what we're focused on right now is the work going on among lawmakers, the senate finance committee, he did note, of course, republicans, at least some republicans, what they've been saying certainly doesn't indicate that they're willing to be a part
however, there are 2 democrats they can't rely on, ted kennedy, who is ailing, and robert byrd who is elderly and also not reliably there. so, that's why they have to prepare for something that allows them to pass health care potentially route the republican votes because they still don't have the 60 needed to break the filibuster. >> elaine, i want to go to you, because it seems while the democrats are debating, the white house is debating itself with a lot of these things, and i'm not...
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wade was saved because anthony kennedy was there and not robert bork was there. and that's another legacy of ted kennedy. >> he cut across so many areas. you wanted to make a point. >> he was doing that to make sure other democrats on the judiciary committee, like now vice president joe biden, would go his way in opposing bork, as well. jeffrey makes an excellent point. we have been talking a lot about the fact that ted kennedy reached across the aisle, but he was fiercely partisan and very theatrical. i remember running to the senate chamber, just watching him. he was so animated and so boisterous that the walls were shaking, he was so, you know, loud and talking about what he believed in. >> when he would get excited, he would get excited. >> absolutely. the supreme court, first of all, is up or down. you ear either yay or nay. there's no compromise in the supreme court nominee. but as he stayed in the senate, he used to tell his aides he had made a mistake earlier on in his career when president richard nixon offered hall of fame compromise of a version of uni
wade was saved because anthony kennedy was there and not robert bork was there. and that's another legacy of ted kennedy. >> he cut across so many areas. you wanted to make a point. >> he was doing that to make sure other democrats on the judiciary committee, like now vice president joe biden, would go his way in opposing bork, as well. jeffrey makes an excellent point. we have been talking a lot about the fact that ted kennedy reached across the aisle, but he was fiercely partisan...
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we're told they three senators, senators byrd, kennedy and mikulski won't be ascending health issues. senator micullski broke her ankle, we're told by robert gibbs, so she won't be there. 57 of the 60 democratic senators in the senate expected to be on hand here today, kyra? >> all right, elaine quijano, thanks. >>> we want to know what you think about the second 100 days of obama's presidency. and then tune in to cnn's "national report card" only on cnn. >>> hoping to hear anything about their loved ones. that's the situation for the families of three americans being held in iran. the three apparently were hiking in a scenic part of northern iraq when they crossed the unmarked border into iran and were arrested. that was on friday. and an iranian lawmaker is now quoted as saying he thinks they came over as spies but their case is under investigation. of course, it's not easy to get them out and swiss diplomats are working that ank, because u.s./iranian diplomacy still really doesn't exist. >>> some would-be terrorists had big plans for australia, plans that landed nowhere and landed
we're told they three senators, senators byrd, kennedy and mikulski won't be ascending health issues. senator micullski broke her ankle, we're told by robert gibbs, so she won't be there. 57 of the 60 democratic senators in the senate expected to be on hand here today, kyra? >> all right, elaine quijano, thanks. >>> we want to know what you think about the second 100 days of obama's presidency. and then tune in to cnn's "national report card" only on cnn. >>>...